Union Canal Edinburgh, Scotland

The Union Canal is a canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk
to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital.
It was opened in 1822 and was initially successful, but the construction of
railways, particularly the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, opened in 1842,
diminished its value as a transport medium. It fell into slow commercial
decline and became disused in the 1930s.